Kontemenos

Kontemenos (Greek: Κοντεμένος, Turkish: Kılıçaslan) is a town located in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus, 7 km northwest of Skylloura. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

Kontemenos
village
Κοντεμένος (Greek) Kılıçaslan (Turkish)
Kontemenos Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°16′11″N 33°7′18″E
Country (de jure)	Cyprus
• District	Kyrenia District
Country (de facto)	Northern Cyprus[1]
• District	Girne District
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	194
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Since the Turkish invasion in 1974, the village has been used as a Turkish military camp. The etymology of the village's name is unclear. Until 1974, Turkish Cypriots called the village "Kördemen" or "Kördümen" ("blind wheel"); this name was changed after 1974 and the village was named after Seçim Kılıçaslan, a Turkish soldier who died near the village during the invasion.^[3]

References

1. In 1983, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus unilaterally declared independence from the Republic of Cyprus. The de facto state is not recognised by any UN state except Turkey.
2. "KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı" (PDF) (in Turkish). TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013.
3. "Kontemenos". Prio Cyprus Center. Retrieved 8 January 2016.